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I'm always amazed by this. Why would you keep your computer running if you're not using it? just for comparing lengths?
by jauco 18y ago
I'm always amazed by this. Why would you keep your computer running if you're not using it? just for comparing lengths?
- axod 18y agoIf you're running a server on it, or just want it ready to use whenever you need? There's always sleep/power saving modes anyway.
- pavelludiq 18y agoI generate a lot of torrent traffic on my machine. Im seeding something like 50-60 torrents.
- st3fan 18y agoI let my computers sleep. But that still counts as uptime ;)
- mrtron 18y agoLaptop: 10:56 up 83 days, 1:50, 7 users, load averages: 1.05 1.32 1.12 I don't reboot - but I do close the lid to let it sleep. My main reason for not rebooting is I generally have 100 things open at any time and that 'state' is important.
- LogicHoleFlaw 18y agoAs memory and bulk storage become faster and faster and gain more and more capacity I think that the idea of losing application state just because your PC shut off will become a horror story to tell our children. Eventually it will become one large memory space backed by a variety of local and network stores.
- mhartl 18y agoI do the same thing, but even with sleep sometimes my machine gets hosed (the technical term) and requires a reboot. That never happened with my old Linux box.
- mhartl 18y agoI'd turn it around: Why would you turn your computer off if you don't have to? The power consumption is roughly $0/year, and by keeping it on you don't have to resurrect your editors, terminal windows, and browsers every morning.